Zip 46517 (Elkhart, IN) Climate

Elkhart, IN, located in 46517, has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with average temperatures ranging from 20°F in the winter to 79°F in the summer. The city also experiences an average of 45 inches of snow each year.

Elkhart (zip 46517), Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elkhart (zip 46517) averages 55 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Elkhart (zip 46517). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elkhart (zip 46517) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46517 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46517 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elkhart, Indiana	United States
	39.3 in.	38.1 in.
	55.0 in.	27.8 in.
	133.9 days	106.2 days
	173 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	16.1°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.7	4.3
	797 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 46517 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46517 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 46517 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 46517 zip code, there are 7.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 46517 zip code with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46517 zip code, there are 132.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In the 46517 zip code, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 46517 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

August is the wettest month in the 46517 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in the 46517 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

December is the rainiest month in the 46517 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 133.9 rainy days annually in the 46517 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 55.0 inches in the 46517 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46517 zip code with 16.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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